These are the steps we use when we get ready to park our 5th wheel TT.
1. level trailer side to side and engage parking brake on TV
2. chock both front and back of the low side wheels of trailer (if site is not level this is the side not on blocks)
3. get back in TV and disengage the parking brake to put stress on the chock blocks
4. reengage the parking brake of TV
5. drop landing gear on trailer and insert pins
6. extend landing gear to raise trailer kingpin box approx ¼” off of hitch
7. drop tailgate of TV (may or may not be necessary if you have a V-notch tailgate for 5’ers)
8. remove lock and disengage hitch
9. disconnect slave cable and emergency brake cable from TV
10. pull TV out and away from trailer
11. finish leveling trailer front to back
12. engage stabilizers, rear scissor jacks, wheel scissor chock, etc…
Hooking up we follow these steps.
1. disengage any stabilizers, rear scissor jacks, wheel scissor chock, etc…
2. extend or retract landing gear to obtain approximate height needed to hook up (some folks use a string or other item to get it exact or very close)
3. drop tailgate on TV (may or may not be necessary if you have a V-notch tailgate for 5’ers)
4. remove lock and disengage latch on hitch
5. back TV to and under trailer close to hitch
6. raise or lower trailer to have kingpin box approx 1/8” above hitch (some folks like it higher some like it to ride right on the hitch)
7. back TV to engage hitch with kingpin
8. latch and lock hitch
9. retract landing gear about 1/2”
10. connect slave cable and emergency brake cable to TV
11. rock TV back and then forward against chock blocks (we do this to ensure that if we did not hookup properly or if the hitch decides to fail the gear are still down and the most the trailer will fall is about a ½”)
12. remove pins from landing gear, retract and raise
13. raise tailgate of TV
14. remove chock blocks from wheels of trailer
15. finish other cleanup and tow
My wife and I work together to make sure we don't mess up. Working as a team we ensure that we both know all the steps and either one of us in an emergancy can hookup or disconnect on our own if ever needed. She also tows the trailer. We're still working on her backing it up skills.